Improve Margins and Reduce Costs in Manufacturing

How EnteGreat Helps Our Food and CPG Manufacturing Clients Achieve Their Goals
Manufacturing companies have been working to reduce costs since the very beginning and will probably be working to reduce costs for the foreseeable future. Labor, materials, and energy continue to be very costly elements of almost any manufacturing operation. There are many tools that can be used to help reduce costs and working to improve manufacturing processes while having real-time visibility into labor, material, and energy costs is the place to start.

While most companies can figure out some way to get some value out of scrapped materials or products, most companies realize that eliminating scrap and rework altogether is definitely the best thing to do. Along with improving first-pass yield and improving first-pass quality, reducing scrap and rework are keys to reducing manufacturing costs.

Improving productivity is another goal for most companies, but often improved productivity comes at the expense of reduced quality. Likewise, it seems that improved quality often comes at the expense of reduced productivity. Working to improve productivity, while also working to improve quality, is the prescription that defines true world class manufacturing.

But concentrating totally on reducing costs is only part of the picture. The rest of the picture is the need for increased capability and increased performance. Smart companies are working to get their costs under control and keep them under control as they also work to improve manufacturing excellence, increase manufacturing agility, and achieve truly predictable manufacturing.

Reducing Manufacturing Costs

Manufacturing Excellence Lower Working Capital Higher Productivity Reduced Waste Improved Performance Manufacturing Agility Fast Changeovers Process and Asset Agility HPWS Workforce   Low Manufacturing Costs Lower Labor, Material, and Energy Costs Reduced Rework Lower Scrap Higher Productivity             Inefficient Manufacturing Low Capacity Utilization High Labor Costs Low Productivity Low Yields and Efficiencies Inflexible Manufacturing Unprofitable Product Mix High Inventory Non-Standard Processes Ineffective Workforce   High Manufacturing Costs High Waste Streams High Capital Expenditures and Working Capital High Material, Labor, and Energy Costs

BUSINESS OUTCOMES RISKS AVOIDED         HOW WE ENABLE

End-to-End Quality Management   Operations Planning and Scheduling   Operations Execution   Operations Visibility   Operational Excellence

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